1.1.2.1. Prospero's insight into the intimate moments between his daughter and Ferdinand: the audience/reader spies on the spy. The intrusion of privacy itself made public; it is broadcast *by* Prospero *to* us - without an audience it is just a matter for the eavesdropping father. 'News from Scotland' effects the same process as Shakespeare's play in this regard.

1.1.2.2. Though the words themselves remain unreported, in 'News from Scotland' one woman's knowledge of the king's private moments is nevertheless broadcast to the public at large

2. History vs. news

2.1. Anne's aborted voyage to Scotland; James' voyage to Norway/Denmark and back

2.1.1. The fantasy of a suitor's trials (Ferdinand in chains) vs. James' anxieties prior to his voyage to Norway